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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of decedents who died from COVID-19 (N = 20)

From: Brain autopsies of critically ill COVID-19 patients demonstrate heterogeneous profile of acute vascular injury, inflammation and age-linked chronic brain diseases

Characteristic

N = 20

Demographic

 Age at death, mean (SD)

67.3 (16.3)

 Male, n (%)

14 (70)

 Hispanic, n (%)

4 (20)

Race, n (%)

 White

16 (80)

 African-American

3 (15)

 Asian

1 (5)

Clinical

 Dementia, n (%)

5 (25)

 Cardiovascular risk factors, n (%)

15 (75)

 Hypertension, n (%)

14 (70)

 Diabetes, n (%)

7 (35)

 Dyslipidemia, n (%)

10 (50)

 Obesity, n (%)

3 (15)

 Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

11 (55)

 Coronary Artery Disease, n (%)

5 (25)

 Cerebrovascular Disease, n (%)

5 (25)

 Immunosuppressant medication, n (%)

3 (15)

Hospital related data

 Number of patients in ICU for respiratory failure, n (%)

16 (80)

 Number of patients in ICU for shock, n (%)

2 (10)

 Number of patients on mechanical ventilators at least once, n (%)

14 (70)

 Average time on mechanical ventilators (days), mean (SD)

6.9 (7.2)

 aAverage length of ICU stay (days), mean (SD)

12 (7.85)

  1. aData missing for 3 participants